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Let my people go.

Oppressed so hard they could not stand.

Longer shall I bear the stench of these people.

If it is the Hebrews you refer to, sire, just say the word.

No. They are of some use to me.

My only concern is that they multiply too quickly.

Then the solution is simple.

We snuff out the strongest men and anyone who poses a threat. to the

throne. That will take too long.

For every male that is killed, there are three more that are born and raised

ready to take his place.

Then what would you have me do, sire?

We must decrease their number while also crushing their spirits.

We must subdue them before they overthrow us.

Do as I tell you. You and your men are to march into their homes and take what

is most precious to them.

The firstborn male child?

They pose the single-handed biggest threat to my empire.

You are to take them and throw them into the Nile.

As you wish, sire.

Certainly the gods will forgive me.

He won't stop crying.

Don't worry.

Everything will be okay.

I think they're gone.

Take him!

Put him with the others!

No.

Please.

Please, no!

Look at how brave you are.

You're so calm even in the midst of all this commotion.

Miriam, come quickly.

Get it's time to go.

Hurry, Miriam.

We don't have much time.

If I have found any favor in thy sight, please spare my child.

Miriam, it is your responsibility to watch over your brother while the guards

are searching the houses.

If it is the Lord's will, I will come back and get him in the morning when the

coast is clear.

Do you understand?

Yes, mother.

I understand.

I will not leave his side.

Over there in the tall grass.

It appears to be a basket of some sort, your majesty.

It intrigues me.

Both of you go and fetch it for me.

As you wish, your majesty.

Oh no, my brother.

I have truly failed you now.

A gift from the gods.

It's a beautiful baby boy.

There's no telling how long he has been abandoned.

He must be starving.

Would you like for me to fetch a female slave to nurse him for you, your

majesty? Oh, he will need much more than nursing.

Do you know of someone who would be willing to help?

Come at once, girl.

Show yourself to me.

Oh, Miriam, you've really done it this time.

Tell the mother you know that I will pay her handsomely for two years to wean

him.

Ready to lose, little brother?

What are you talking about, Moses?

You know I'm the oldest.

Yes, sir.

And Pharaoh's favorite.

I wasn't referring to your age, little Ramses. And the only reason that Pharaoh

favors you is that you kiss up to him. Say what you will, but when I am

Pharaoh, you will be the one kissing up to me.

Oh, is that so, little Ramses?

It is so. As a matter of fact, I'll make you a wager.

If you beat me, I will tell you a secret.

What secret could you possibly have that is worth knowing? I guess that is for me

to know and for you to find out. On guard.

You are weaker than I remember, little Ramses.

If you are to become pharaoh, surely Egypt will be in grave danger.

Any last words, little Ramses? You are stronger than I remember, brother.

A wager is a wager.

I will tell you my secret.

Go on.

What lie have you conjured up this time? I have no lies to tell.

Only truth that I was sworn to never reveal.

Okay,

I am intrigued.

Tell your secret.

Let's just say that the real reason that Pharaoh favors me to be the heir of his

throne is that I am the only eligible Egyptian in the family.

And though you are the shortest, you are also the oldest, but I am no less

Egyptian than you, little Ramses. I am sick of you calling me that, Moses.

You don't get it, do you?

You're not one of us.

You never were and never will be.

I think your sore loser jealousy is setting in.

I'm going home.

You can run from the truth all you want, Moses.

Ask the woman you call mother if I am lying.

I'm not a sore loser.

You're just a sore winner.

My son, why do you look so forlorn?

Is it true?

Is it true that this is not really my family? That is nonsense.

Of course this is your family, Moses.

Who told you such a lie? Ramses said that he was sworn not to tell anyone.

He claims that I was adopted. Ramses is spoiled and very jealous of you.

He's bound to say anything. You are evading my question, Mother. And you are

forgetting who you are talking to, Moses.

On your knees.

Forgive me, Mother.

I lost my patience.

When you were a child, I found you in this very lake, tucked away in a basket

in the tall grass.

What?

But where did I come from?

Who did I belong to?

One of the Hebrews, I'm sure.

But blood could not make you anymore, my child.

Blood does more than tell whose child you are. It is my heritage, my culture,

my people. How could you hide from me who I really am? You were nothing, just

like your people, until I adopted you.

The gods saw fit to make you a prince.

You are a lord over your people, not a slave.

Where is your gratitude?

Gratitude? You have made me a traitor to my own mother and father.

You have made me despise the very people that gave me life. Yes, gratitude.

Do you know what that word means, Moses?

You would have been thrown into the Nile and fed to the crocodiles like all of

the others if it were not for the gods favoring you. With all due respect,

mother, I do not need any more favors from your gods.

Moses, do not leave my presence when I am talking to you.

Moses!

It is true.

I am a slave.

Lift it higher now!

How is the project progressing for the new temple build, my son?

We are nearly finished, Father.

With just three more months of hard labor, everything should be ready.

That is excellent news.

And what of Moses?

Moses?

What about him would you like to know?

Has he been an asset to the construction?

Surely his ability to speak the Hebrew language has been helpful. He ought to

be able to speak their language.

After all, he is a slave just like them. Speak up! A true pharaoh does not

mumble like a child when he is disgruntled. Would you have me speak my

mind, father?

Moses is not some golden child.

He is a threat to the throne.

Don't you think I know that?

I only intended to amuse your mother when she asked to adopt him.

I thought she would raise him as a house slave and care for him like a pet. I had

no clue she wanted to make him as a prince.

Well, it's too late now, father.

He has already gained favor with the slaves.

And now that he knows he is one of them... Now he knows what?

Please do not tell me your jealousy has blinded you and caused your tongue to be

unbridled. I could not help it, father.

He parades around the palace like he has Egyptian blood in his veins when I know

he should be pouring my wine. You are losing sight of the bigger picture,

Ramses. A man who discovers he has been lied to is very dangerous. But you

taught me that a dangerous man is unstable.

And an unstable man is bound to make a mistake.

So all we have to do is wait.

Excuse me, Master.

Forgive me.

Master, old man!

You are pathetic!

You are nothing!

I don't care how tired you are. I said move!

Are you deaf?

I'm going to give you until the count of three to move, and after that, I will

finish you for good, Hebrews! Hey!

Leave that man alone!

Let him go!

Hey, I said let him go.

He only speaks Hebrew.

Leave him be.

I do not know what you are saying.

Move or you are dead.

I said leave the old man alone.

No! He's dead.

I was only trying to help.

Freeze,

Moses!

Don't take another step! Moses, what have you done?

is so cool today.

Yes, it is much needed in this heat.

Be careful. Don't spill it on your new tunic.

May I ask you ladies a question? Go ahead and ask, Zipporah.

We all know it's going to be about finding a man.

Do not underestimate my intelligence, my sister.

In fact, I'll have a furious and complex numerical equation I am trying to solve.

You can't be so quick to judge, Noah.

Go on then, Zipporah.

What is your query?

Thank you, Mahla. My equation is, how tall do you think my husband would need

to be?

My, my, my, my. What do we have here?

A well where every part of me can be quenched thoroughly.

Good morning, ladies.

Care if my friend and I sample the goods?

Those weak women.

This shall be our well now.

Let us drink until our hearts are content.

Cheers!

Hey!

Put it back!

That does not belong to you!

Go on your way, Egyptian.

Your words have no power here. Words always have power.

You just have to know which ones to use.

Come back here. We must catch them.

Excuse me.

Excuse me, sir.

Are you all right?

Madam.

Is this your well?

It is my father Jethro's well.

May I get you some water?

You look half dead.

I felt half dead before I heard your sweet voice.

May I ask your name?

My name is Zipporah.

Zipporah.

What a lovely name.

Look at our precious son.

He is perfect.

Here I am. I am here.

Do not come any closer.

Take off your sandals. This ground is holy.

I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, Isaac,

and Jacob.

I've seen the suffering of my people in Egypt.

I've heard their cries and I know what they're going through.

I've come down to rescue them and bring them into a good and spacious land

flowing with milk and honey.

Now I'm sending you to Pharaoh so you can bring my people, the Israelites,

out of Egypt. Who am I to go to Pharaoh?

And how could I possibly bring Israel out of Egypt? I will be with you.

Here's the sign.

When you bring the people out, you all will worship me on this mountain. If I

go to the Israelites and say, the God of your father sent me, and they ask,

what's his name?

What am I supposed to tell them?

is my name forever but what if they do not believe me throw

the staff in your hand on the ground

reach

out and

This is so they will believe that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob has

appeared to you.

Put your hand inside your robe.

Put it back.

If they don't believe the first sign, they'll believe the second. And if they

still don't believe, take some water from the Nile.

and pour it on the ground, and the water will turn into blood.

Lord, I'm not a good speaker. I never have been. I get tongue-tied.

I speak slowly and not clearly.

Who made people's mouths?

Who makes them able to speak, hear, or see?

Isn't it me?

Now go.

I will help you speak, and I will tell you what to say.

Please, Lord.

Send someone else.

Your brother Aaron can speak well.

He's already on his way to meet you.

He will talk to the people for you.

I will help both of you speak and teach you what to do.

Take this staff in your hand.

You will use it to perform miracles.

Good morning,

my love.

You're up early.

Moses.

Talk to me.

I am still your wife.

I heard from God today.

You heard from God?

You mean... The God your father Jethro told me about.

The one true living God.

Well then, Tony, what did he say?

He wants me to go back to Egypt.

Egypt? But you can't.

That is the Delk wish.

They won't provide you children and sight. Then that is a risk I am going to

have to take, Zipporah. How can you be so selfish, Moses?

Do I not have a say in the matter? Do you think I want to do this? I am a

wanted fugitive, Zipporah. I am only going because I have to. I am your wife,

Moses.

The back held for nothing? Should a man obey his wife's voice over God's?

What would you have me do?

Go back to God and ask you to send someone else.

Sarmi, he will consider you have a thermony. Don't you think I tried that,

Zipporah? You have known your God longer than I have. Tell me if you know him to

be one to change his mind.

Tell me this.

If you can truthfully say that you believe it is not God's will for me to

go, I will not.

I packed you some bread for your trip.

How long is your trip to Egypt?

It will be a 20-day journey.

God said my brother Aaron is on his way to meet me on the way.

I will miss you, Moses.

Pubes, be careful.

Do not be afraid, Zipporah.

God will be with me.

I will send word when it is finished.

And what if I do not receive word?

Then know that I love you, and I did my best.

Oh, father, why must you leave me here alone?

You are not alone, my husband.

You have me.

This is true.

But a man's father holds a special place in the heart that no one can fill.

Ramses, you are pharaoh now.

You should be rejoicing instead of mourning.

I fear that I am not ready to wear that title, let alone build an empire.

The Empire is already built, Ramses.

All you have to do is expand it greater than your father ever could. Mind your

tongue, woman.

I could never be greater than my father.

Forgive me.

You know what I mean, Ramses.

Instead of regretting your father's absence, find a way to immortalize his

image and his legacy.

Perhaps you are right.

I will erect the largest statue of my father known to man.

Send for my guards.

I will get the Hebrews to work on it immediately.

It shall be done as you command, my pharaoh.

Good morning, your majesty.

Sleep well?

Who are you?

What do you want with me?

I have no money. Relax, Moses.

I am Aaron, your brother.

Aaron?

But how did you find me?

God sent me to meet you.

I found you in the middle of the desert, half dead, next to your camel. My camel?

Is he all right?

We both fainted from the heat.

Oh, no, let me be more specific.

You were half dead. He was completely dead.

But I did get a nice coat out of him. You skinned my dead camel?

Well, when you say it like that, it sounds terrible.

I couldn't let him just go to waste.

You truly must be my brother.

I've known you for five minutes and you're already getting under my skin.

Literally.

Moses.

God told me that you needed my help to deliver a message to the people.

What is it?

I have come to set God's people free.

I see.

Well, the first step is to speak with the elders.

You cannot go before them looking like that.

Sure, man.

Are the rumors true?

Have you dragged that traitor back in our midst? Moses is not a traitor.

He is our brother, and we are to show him some respect. I suggest that you do

the same, Aaron.

Do not forget your place.

I mind my place well.

For 400 years, we have cried for deliverance. For 400 years,

the leather whips of the Egyptians have struck the backs of our sons.

For 400 years, the ambitions of our fathers have been trampled under the

feet of oppression to the point that our people no longer dare to dream. We dream

of God's fulfilled promise that he will send us a deliverer.

But that time has not come yet. That is where you are mistaken, Elder.

God has sent us a deliverer. You could not possibly mean the traitor fugitive

you are hiding in your tent?

Moses.

Come at once, my brother!

So, what is your plan?

Do you plan to just march into Pharaoh's court and demand we be set free?

That is precisely the plan.

You fool.

Pharaoh will have you killed on sight. There is no way he will yield. It is

simply impossible.

Show them what you showed me, Moses.

This is sorcery. It is not sorcery.

It is the tangible power of God.

Nay.

If this startles you or challenges your religion, elders, let me warn you.

You ain't seen nothing yet.

It is beautiful.

It looks just like him.

I want it to stand 300 feet tall, and I want it completed before my father is

put in his tomb.

You have 70 days.

70 days?

Pharaoh, that is impossible.

The statue won't be stable.

Impossible?

Oh, how I despise that word.

How may I serve you, Pharaoh?

I want the statue of my father to stand 300 feet tall.

You now have 35 days, thanks to your friend on the floor.

Now tell me, is that going to be impossible?

No, your majesty.

It shall be done as you command.

Do I have to beg to get a cup of wine in my own palace?

Forgive the intrusion, Your Majesty.

You have a visitor.

Who dares to show up to the Pharaoh's court unannounced? He would not tell me

his name, Your Majesty, but he claims to be your brother.

My brother?

Send him in at once.

Moses, my bastard brother.

Little Ramses, it's been a long time.

I told you not to call me that.

Give me one good reason I shouldn't cut out your tongue, Hebrew.

How about a wager?

For old time's sake.

You kill one of my men, abandon my kingdom and your family, and worried my

father until his dying breath.

What could you possibly have to offer me? Peace and tranquility, Pharaoh.

As long as you obey God's command.

His command?

And which God issues a command to Pharaoh? There is only one true living

God. The God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

I know none of these people.

Nor your God you suddenly learned about in the desert.

Very well.

What is this command?

Pharaoh, let my people go.

Is this some kind of joke?

Truly, Moses, you have gotten funnier over the past 40 years.

I assure you this is no joke, Pharaoh.

And what?

if i do not accept your wager then you will witness the mighty hand of god

your words are weak and futile moses show me the power of your invisible god

if he indeed has any as you wish pharaoh aaron

throw down your staff

Is this the mighty power of your God you claim?

Very well.

Yannis, Jambres, show this Hebrew what real power looks like.

What is your answer?

I am not impressed by your glorified worm with teeth, Moses.

You have done nothing but disturb my peace rather than give it.

Allow me to return the favor.

Tell your people that from this day their workload will be doubled.

No, your people will not be given straw to make bricks.

They must search on their own and find it where they can, but must still meet

their daily quota.

And when they complain, I will be sure that they know that it is their great

fearless leader, Moses, they must thank. Don't do this, Ramses! Now get out of my

sight before I have your head!

Akiva!

That was the name of my son, who died today because of you.

What do you mean, my friend?

My son had a heart condition, and because of your meddling, our work has

been doubled.

He took his last breath in my arms. I am so sorry, my brother. I am not your

brother. You are never to forget my son's name, or I will kill you myself.

Say his name.

Say it.

Say it! Akiva.

Akiva.

I will never forget.

Well, I for one think that things went fairly well.

All things considered.

I made a fool of myself.

I should have never come.

I miss my wife and my son.

Look at the bright side, Moses.

We didn't die.

No, but someone else did.

People are suffering because of my actions.

I should have stayed in the fields with my sheep. I am no leader. And what

exactly makes a leader, Moses?

Selflessness? Leaving behind comfort and pleasure to meet the needs of others?

I, for one, think that God made a fine choice.

You're only saying that because you're my brother.

Even if I am, it doesn't make it any less true.

There is an old saying that goes, many are called, but only a few are chosen.

Why do you suppose that is, Moses?

Because only some of them are special.

It is because only a few answer the call.

You are one of those few, Moses.

Chosen?

I must have been chosen to fail.

Chosen to bring shame and grief to my people.

You were chosen to be a deliverer.

Some of the people hate you.

I mean, really hate you.

But some of them have come up to me.

And expressed how much hope you've given them.

I've always admired you, Moses.

Even when I was a boy.

Really?

You were watching me grow up? From afar.

But I must confess it was hard watching Ramses grow up with you as a brother in

my place.

Yet, here we are.

It's funny how God seems to love making the impossible possible.

So if God can work a miracle in my life and yours, what is stopping him from

working the impossible for his people?

I walked right into that one, didn't I?

The way I see it, we have two options.

Either we can pack our tent and go our separate ways, or what?

We can stop sucking our thumbs.

And be the men of faith God has called us to be.

I've been running my whole life.

It's time that I stand my ground.

Then what is the plan?

Get some rest.

Tomorrow, we have an early start.

What a beautiful, peaceful morning.

It is indeed beautiful, Pharaoh.

Did I ask you to speak?

Shut up and wave your fan.

Yes, your majesty.

Forgive me.

What is the plan, Moses?

Just wait for my lead.

Stretch your staff over the water.

What will happen?

Just wait and see.

Trust me.

Your Majesty.

There are two men standing in the tall grass ahead.

It may be an ambush.

That is hardly an ambush, Janis.

That is just Moses, and that Hebrew slave he claims is his brother.

What's his name?

I believe his name is Aaron, your majesty.

Remind me to tell my wife to put you back on shelling peas.

Here he comes. Get ready.

Is there something I can do for you, Moses?

Or do your people desire more labor?

This is the very river your mother found me in.

The very river that bore the blood of my people's firstborn sons.

And it shall bear your blood also if you do not stop torturing me with your

presence.

I have asked you kindly, Pharaoh. I have given you warning, but you choose not to

listen. I will strike the water that is in the Nile, and it shall turn into

blood. Moses, I am getting very tired of this charade. Go crawl back under the

desert rock you came from.

Now, Aaron, stretch your rod over the water.

Well? What is it?

Is it truly blood?

It is the oldest trick we know.

This is no miracle.

Just the work of another skilled magician.

Do you hear that, Moses?

Your tricks will not work.

Give up and leave me alone.

We'll see how confident you are when your people struggle to find drinkable

water for the next seven days.

Precious hearts, we are at war.

But in this battle, we will show the enemy how people of God fight their

battles.

I have had enough of this.

When they raise their swords, we will bend our knees in prayer.

When they smite our backs with whips our God will smite their land with plagues

When

they

spit in our faces We will lift our voices in praise, and our God will shake

the earth.

Oh, Israel, take courage, for today is your day of change.

Today is your exodus.

There's fire in the windstorm You were born underwater Purged in the fire Grown

in the field But you've been raised higher

And

what if Pharaoh still does not

agree?

Oh, I am counting on the fact that he won't.

How much more of this can Farrow take?

There is only one way to find out.

No! I will not! No!

The answer will always be no.

Tomorrow is the last and final plague.

After this, Pharaoh will drive us out completely.

But you must obey every instruction the Lord has given.

Each family must select a spotless lamb one year old. Then on the 14th day of

this month, you are to slaughter it.

Take some of the blood.

and paint it on the two doorposts and on the lintel of your homes.

When the night comes, shut your doors,

because the spirit of death is coming.

okay?

Did everyone's child survive?

You do not have to shout. I do not even have any children. Bang on someone

else's door.

My son.

My only son.

The gods punished me so sorely.

Is everyone okay?

Check on your neighbors.

I want to make sure everyone is accounted for.

Get out of the way! Get out of my way!

I am looking for Moses.

What does it say,

Moses?

Pharaoh has reached a decision.

Children of Israel, we are free!

By God, it is finally done!

Today shall forever be a day of memorial.

It shall be a holiday for every generation.

This is the day God removed the restrictions on his people's praise.

This is the day God delivered his people

from bondage.

Precious hearts!

Follow me!

What do we do now, Moses?

I don't know, Aaron.

What do you mean you don't know?

I mean, I literally don't know.

I hadn't thought this far.

Tell me what to do, Moses.

I trust you.

Make the people take a break.

I must go petition God for his guidance.

Oh, Ramses, look at you.

I cannot bear your sobbing. Leave me be, woman.

Can't you see I am grieving my son? I can see that you are allowing the

Hebrews to rip your kingdom apart. I do not have the energy nor the concern to

bear your nagging.

Leave me be. While you sit here mourning what is already lost, the Hebrews are

escaping by the millions.

They do not escape.

I ordered them to be set free.

Are you telling me that you willingly let 2.3 million slaves walk out your

front door?

Yes, I did.

I can bear no more of this. I have lost my father and now my son. I can't

stomach anymore.

Nor can I stomach any more of your weakness, Ramses.

I watched you wage a war of ego with your so-called brother for nine months.

I wondered why you didn't kill him on sight as your father would have.

Now I see it was not out of sentiment.

You are afraid of him. Afraid?

Pharaoh is afraid of no one. While you sulk in your tears, the Hebrews have

borrowed 50,000 pounds of gold and silver from their maidens and are headed

to the desert.

They've poisoned our waters, killed our cattle, destroyed our crops, and killed

your son. When will you stop this and stand up and be Pharaoh?

Assemble my men and my chariots at once!

My God, I am certain you did not lead us here to leave us stranded.

What would you have me do?

Charge kill every one of them don't let one escape

Charge forward

attack

They are coming.

Ramses and his army.

God, please do not abandon your people.

What is he doing?

Has he lost his mind?

BULL!

You allowed your stubbornness to weigh you down to the grave.

Take heart, Moses.

Do not allow your soul to be brought down low in a moment of victory.

It is not easy to lose someone you once knew.

Even if you eventually grew apart, I feel that I lost a brother. You have.

And you should feel absolutely awful about yourself.

What? Well, you act as if those were the words you wanted to hear.

Look around you, Moses.

You have not lost a brother.

You gained 600,000 brothers.

Plus one.

Well, I suppose that is something to be grateful for.

Well, Moses, our fearless leader, we are no longer slaves.

Tell me, my dear brother, what's next?

Joseph, come quickly.

I have something very special for you.